Cobb Monument

Cobb Monument: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cobb Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cobb Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.29535, -77.46839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cobb Monument

• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · church · Fredericksburg · ~1 km · Must-see
• University of Mary Washington · sanctuary · Charles · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kenmore Plantation · sanctuary · Charles · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Chimneys · attraction · Fredericksburg · ~1 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~2 km · Must-see
• Belmont/Gari Melchers Museum · church · Charles · ~4 km · Must-see
• United States National Slavery Museum · museum · Charles · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Charles · ~18 km · Must-see
• Widewater State Park · sanctuary · Stafford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Wildlife Managment Area · sanctuary · Caroline · ~24 km · Must-see
• Aquia Church · church · Stafford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Charles · ~28 km · Must-see
• Maryland Point · park · Charles · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mallows Bay · beach · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum · museum · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Church · church · King George · ~35 km · Must-see
• Caledon State Park · sanctuary · King George · ~35 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cobb Monument

Other forts & heritage near Cobb Monument

• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Hunt · fort · District of Columbia · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Light · fort · District of Columbia · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fort Willard · fort · District of Columbia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Rourke · fort · District of Columbia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Foote · fort · District of Columbia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams · fort · District of Columbia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fort Ellsworth · fort · District of Columbia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ashland UDC Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway Marker · fort · Hanover · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott · fort · District of Columbia · ~89 km · Must-see

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